A tiny camera breakthrough could reshape how phones and wearables are built. Researchers at KAIST have developed an ultra-thin camera module that tackles one of the most persistent design problems in consumer tech, the camera hump.
The system delivers a 140-degree field of view in a structure under 1mm thick, thin enough to sit nearly flush inside modern devices. Current high-performance cameras rely on stacked lenses, which add bulk and force protruding modules or thicker hardware.
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Instead, this design uses a microlens array inspired by insect vision, combining multiple captures into a single high-resolution image. The result keeps detail and wide-angle coverage while cutting down thickness.
Microlens trick replaces stacked optics
The core innovation comes from how the camera captures and processes light. The system uses multiple tiny lenses arranged in an array, each capturing a different part of the scene.
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